Combination shutter and awning



April 18, 1939. COX 2,155,116

COMBINATION SHUTTER.AND AWNING Filed July 21, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 F y1 10a 4 #52 F IO 9 John 6. Cox

5 INVENTOR.

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Patented Apr. 18, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINATION SHUTTERAND AWNING John G. Cox, Wichita Falls, Tex.

Application July 21, 1936, Serial No. 91,747

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in a combination shutter andawning.

An object of this invention is to provide a com bination shutter andawning that may be operated from the interior of the inclosure, such asa screened porch.

Another object of this invention is to provide a shutter that is weatherproof when closed and may be opened to provide an awning.

Another object of this invention is to provide a combination awning andshutter that is inexpensive and simple to construct, easy to operate,without the necessity of the operator being exposed to the weather, andwhich furthermore provides a combination shutter and awning that is neatand not unsightly.

While the drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention itis to be understood that to meet specific needs and requirements,changes in the minor details of construction may be resorted to withinthe scope of the invention as claimed without departing from the spiritthereof.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof,reference is to be had to the following description and to the drawingshereto attached, in which like reference characters designate like partsin the several views.

Fig. l is a perspective view of the combination awning and shutter inthe position to be used as an awning, with parts broken away to showconstruction.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the combination shutter and awning in aclosed position.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the combination shutter and awning shownin a raised position.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of the guide channel and guide member.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 8 indicates anupper awning frame section and 9 a lower awning frame section. Illa is acentral post. Ill are posts to which weather strips II are attached, theweatherstrips acting as guides for rollers I2 on the awning section 9.Hinges I3 connect the upper edge of the awning section to the screenedporch or other inclosure and permits its upward and downward swing.Hinges I3a are at the central joint between the awning sections 8 and 9and permit upward and downward movement of the section 9 with section 8.Weatherstrips I4 and Ma are provided at the upper and central portionsof the awning to provide weather-tight joints at these points. Theawning sections are preferably covered with 5 fabric I5, although othermaterial may be used.

A guide member I6 is hingeably secured to the lower edge of awningsection 9 and is guided within a channel 20 mounted in or on post Ilia.Pulleys I I and Ila are journaled in post la in 10 slots extendingthrough said post, and a looped cord I8 passes around said pulleys andis attached to lug Ilia of guide member I6. By this arrangement a personmay grip the portion of the cord I8 exposed on the inner side of theinclosure and lower or raise the awning to any de sired position byproper manipulation of cord it from within the sheltered interior of theinclosure, even though screening I9 covers the opening in the inclosurebetween the operator and the awning. A friction latch comprising members2| and 22 attached to the post Illa and awning respectively is providedto secure the awning in a closed position so that it may serve as ashutter,

as shown in Fig. 2. The latch prevents flapping and banging that isusually experienced with other types of shutters.

Grooves 23 are provided in upper and lower sections 8 and 9 to interfitwith weatherstrips I I, thereby forming a tight joint when the shutteris closed. The lower edge of the shutter is formed by the bottom bar ofthe member or section 9 and is beveled to fit a correspondingly bevelededge 24 at the lower part of the opening. A frictional element 25 isprovided to hold cord I8 and prevent its slipping, thereby holding theawning at the desired point after it is so positioned.

In practice, the posts I0, Illa may comprise the framework or a. part ofthe framework of a window, porch or other inclosure having an open- 4ing therein covered or not by screen material I9, and it will be seenthat the invention provides a combined awning and shutter for suchopening which may be readily and conveniently disposed for operation toserve either of these purposes and which may be adjusted to its workingpositionsbymanipulation of the endless operating cord I8 from theinterior of the inclosure without the necessity of the operator gettingoutside the inclosure and without interference with or from the screenmaterial I9 in case such is used. It will also be seen that theinvention provides a combined awning and shutter which may beinexpensively constructed and applied and. which may be constructed inconventional sizes for immediate application to any inclosure having anopening of any of the conventional sizes used. As stated, modificationsfalling within the scope of the invention as defined by the appendedclaims may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed is:

1. In a combination shutter and awning, the combination of sectionshingedly connected together, 'means for supporting said sections, meansfor guiding opposite end portions of one of said sections, a guidepivotally connected with said section intermediate the ends thereof, andmeans connected with said guide for relatively moving said sections.

2. In a combination shutter and awning, the

combination of sections hingedtogether at adjacent edges, hinge meansconnected with one of said sections for supporting the same, means "forguiding opposite end portions of another of said sections, a guidemember hinged to the lastmentioned frame intermediate the ends thereof,a rod mounting said guide member for movement lengthwise thereof, andmeans connected with said guide member for relatively moving thesections.

3. In a combination shutter and awning, the combination of sectionshinged together at adjacent edges, hinge means connected with one ofsaid sections for supporting the same, means for guiding opposite endportions of another of said sections, a guide member hinged to thelastmentioned frame intermediate the ends thereof, a central guidechannel receiving said guide member for movement lengthwise thereof, andmeans connected with said guide member and operable from a point withinan enclosure for relatively moving the sections.

4. In a combination shutter and awning, the combination with anenclosure having an opening having upright tracks on opposite sidesthereof, each of said tracks having an outwardly exten'dinge'dgeportion, of sections hinged together at adjacent edges, and hinge meansconnecting one'of said sections with the enclosure, another of saidsections having guide rollers arranged for guiding movement on the edgeportions of the tracks, and said sections having grooves in the innerfaces thereof aligned with said rollers in positions to receive the edgeportions of the tracks upon extension of the sections.

JOHN G. COX.

